Command Line Interface Guide

18 Introduction
Using CLI Commands From Windows
Command Prompts
If you are running the Microsoft Windows operating system, use the 32-bit
command prompt to issue a Server Administrator CLI command. You can
access the 32-bit command prompt using one of the following methods:
•Click
Start
Programs
Accessories
Command Prompt
•Click
Start
Run
and type
cmd.exe
NOTE: Do not type command into the Run dialog box to launch a command line
window; this activates the MS-DOS emulator command.com, which has
environment variable limitations that can cause subtle problems with the CLI.
Primary CLI Commands
The commands that carry out the functions of Server Administrator are:
omconfig
omhelp
omreport
The omconfig command writes values that you assign to an object's
properties. You can specify values for warning thresholds on components or
prescribe what action your system is to take when a certain warning or failure
event occurs. You can also use the omconfig command to assign specific
values to your system's asset information parameters, such as the purchase
price of the system, the system's asset tag, or the system's location.
The omhelp command displays short text help for CLI commands.
The shorthand equivalent of omhelp is the command for which you want
help followed by -?. For example, to display help for the omreport command,
type one of the following commands:
omhelp omreport
omreport -?
The omreport command displays reports of the management information of
your system.
NOTE: For an overall summary of CLI commands, type omhelp.
Table 1-1 lists the primary CLI commands used by Server Administrator.
This guide contains a section for each primary command.